Revised Common Lectionary

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Revised Common Lectionary Readings for Sunday, April 14, 2013, the Third Sunday of Easter (Year C)

1Meanwhile Saul, still
breathing threats and murder against the disciples of the
Lord, went to the high priest 2and asked him for letters to the
synagogues at Damascus, so that if he found any who
belonged to the Way, men or women, he might bring them
bound to Jerusalem. 3Now as he was going along and
approaching Damascus, suddenly a light from heaven
flashed around him. 4He
fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him,
"Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me?"
5He asked, "Who
are you, Lord?" The reply came, "I am Jesus,
whom you are persecuting. 6But get up and enter the city, and
you will be told what you are to do."7The men who were traveling with
him stood speechless because they heard the voice but saw
no one. 8Saul got up
from the ground, and though his eyes were open, he could
see nothing; so they led him by the hand and brought him
into Damascus. 9For
three days he was without sight, and neither ate nor
drank.

10Now there was a
disciple in Damascus named Ananias. The Lord said to him
in a vision, "Ananias." He answered, "Here
I am, Lord." 11The
Lord said to him, "Get up and go to the street
called Straight, and at the house of Judas look for a man
of Tarsus named Saul. At this moment he is praying,
12and he has seen in a
vision a man named Ananias come in and lay his hands on
him so that he might regain his sight." 13But Ananias answered, "Lord,
I have heard from many about this man, how much evil he
has done to your saints in Jerusalem; 14and here he has authority from
the chief priests to bind all who invoke your name."
15But the Lord said to
him, "Go, for he is an instrument whom I have chosen
to bring my name before Gentiles and kings and before the
people of Israel; 16I
myself will show him how much he must suffer for the sake
of my name." 17So
Ananias went and entered the house. He laid his hands on
Saul and said, "Brother Saul, the Lord Jesus, who
appeared to you on your way here, has sent me so that you
may regain your sight and be filled with the Holy
Spirit." 18And
immediately something like scales fell from his eyes, and
his sight was restored. Then he got up and was baptized,
19and after taking some
food, he regained his strength.

For several days he was with the disciples in Damascus,
20and immediately he
began to proclaim Jesus in the synagogues, saying,
"He is the Son of God."

Psalm 30

1I will extol you, O LORD, for you have drawn me up,

and did not let my foes rejoice over me.

2O LORD my God, I cried to you for help,

and you have healed me.

3O LORD, you brought up my soul from Sheol,

restored me to life from among those gone down to the Pit.

4Sing praises to the LORD, O you his faithful ones,

and give thanks to his holy name.

5For his anger is but for a moment;

his favor is for a lifetime.

Weeping may linger for the night,

but joy comes with the morning.

6As for me, I said in my prosperity,

"I shall never be moved."

7By your favor, O LORD,

you had established me as a strong mountain;

you hid your face;

I was dismayed.

8To you, O LORD, I cried,

and to the LORD I made supplication:

9"What profit is there in my death,

if I go down to the Pit?

Will the dust praise you?

Will it tell of your faithfulness?

10Hear, O LORD, and be gracious to me!

O LORD, be my helper!"

11You have turned my mourning into dancing;

you have taken off my sackcloth

and clothed me with joy,

12so that my soul may praise you and not be silent.

O LORD my God, I will give thanks to you forever.

Second Reading Revelation 5:11-14

11Then I looked, and I
heard the voice of many angels surrounding the throne and
the living creatures and the elders; they numbered
myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands,
12singing with full
voice, "Worthy is the Lamb that was slaughtered to
receive power and wealth and wisdom and might and honor
and glory and blessing!" 13Then I heard every creature in
heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea,
and all that is in them, singing, "To the one seated
on the throne and to the Lamb be blessing and honor and
glory and might forever and ever!" 14And the four living creatures
said, "Amen!" And the elders fell down and
worshiped.

Gospel John 21:1-19

1After these things
Jesus showed himself again to the disciples by the Sea of
Tiberias; and he showed himself in this way. 2Gathered there together were Simon
Peter, Thomas called the Twin, Nathanael of Cana in
Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two others of his
disciples. 3Simon Peter
said to them, "I am going fishing." They said
to him, "We will go with you." They went out
and got into the boat, but that night they caught
nothing.

4Just after daybreak,
Jesus stood on the beach; but the disciples did not know
that it was Jesus. 5Jesus said to them,
"Children, you have no fish, have you?" They
answered him, "No." 6He said to them, "Cast the
net to the right side of the boat, and you will find
some." So they cast it, and now they were not able
to haul it in because there were so many fish.
7That disciple whom
Jesus loved said to Peter, "It is the Lord!"
When Simon Peter heard that it was the Lord, he put on
some clothes, for he was naked, and jumped into the sea.
8But the other
disciples came in the boat, dragging the net full of
fish, for they were not far from the land, only about a
hundred yards off.

9When they had gone
ashore, they saw a charcoal fire there, with fish on it,
and bread. 10Jesus said
to them, "Bring some of the fish that you have just
caught." 11So
Simon Peter went aboard and hauled the net ashore, full
of large fish, a hundred fifty-three of them; and though
there were so many, the net was not torn. 12Jesus said to them, "Come
and have breakfast." Now none of the disciples dared
to ask him, "Who are you?" because they knew it
was the Lord. 13Jesus
came and took the bread and gave it to them, and did the
same with the fish. 14This was now the third time that
Jesus appeared to the disciples after he was raised from
the dead.

15When they had
finished breakfast, Jesus said to Simon Peter,
"Simon son of John, do you love me more than
these?" He said to him, "Yes, Lord; you know
that I love you." Jesus said to him, "Feed my
lambs." 16A second
time he said to him, "Simon son of John, do you love
me?" He said to him, "Yes, Lord; you know that
I love you." Jesus said to him, "Tend my
sheep." 17He said
to him the third time, "Simon son of John, do you
love me?" Peter felt hurt because he said to him the
third time, "Do you love me?" And he said to
him, "Lord, you know everything; you know that I
love you." Jesus said to him, "Feed my sheep.
18Very truly, I tell
you, when you were younger, you used to fasten your own
belt and to go wherever you wished. But when you grow
old, you will stretch out your hands, and someone else
will fasten a belt around you and take you where you do
not wish to go." 19(He said this to indicate the
kind of death by which he would glorify God.) After this
he said to him, "Follow me."